A Sydney woman has been charged with 24 counts of stealing from elderly people in car parks. Police say personal items, including handbags and cash, were stolen from a number of elderly men and women at car parks in Riverwood between November 2017 and April 2018. On Friday afternoon, the woman struck again, this time approaching a 78-year-old woman in a car park on Riverwood Street. She then snatched the woman’s handbag, which contained more than $2000, and fled. The 42-year-old was arrested a short distance away for not obeying crossing instructions. After investigations, she was charged with 24 counts of theft and not stopping at stop line at red arrow.
